User manual

GX server – Version 1.10 – User Manual
EVS Broadcast Equipment – September 2012
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Glossary
Term Definition
24 bit file File that contains either the key or the fill images.
32 bit file File that contains both the key and the fill images.
DF (drop-frame) Timecode used with NTSC formats having a frame rate of 29.97 fps.
As timecode can only be represented by whole numbers, timecode
numbers are periodically skipped in drop-frame timecode (no video
frames dropped) so that a video frame is always associated with a
timecode.
Fill clip Clip containing the color portion of the video material.
GX Clips drive Solid State Drive (SSD), on the GX server, on which the GX clips are
stored and played out.
GX clip Fill and key clips (with or without embedded audio), that has been
uploaded to the GX Clips drive, and is ready for playout.
• An offline GX clip is a GX clip only defined in the GX server
database.
• An online GX clip is a GX clip defined in the GX server database
and uploaded on the GX Clips drive.
Import Process of copying the material from the removable drive or from an
EVS server to the Raw Materials drive.
Key clip Clip containing the matter used to display transparency.
NDF (non drop-
frame)
Timecode
where every frame of the video has a corresponding
timecode number.
Raw Materials
drive
HDD drive, on the GX server, on which the original footage is stored.
Removable drive Drive from which the media is being imported, connected directly to
the GX server via a USB or eSATA connector.
Sequence Files before they are uploaded to the GX Clips drive.
Upload Process of copying the material from the Raw Materials drive to the
GX Clips drive.